When Jaybo Hood, a resident of Iego, noticed activity in the skies over Iego, he launched several probes into orbit to find out what he was seeing. All of his probes stopped transmitting data at which point Hood notified the Jedi fearing a return of the Separatists. MasterYoda dispatched Skywalker and Kenobi to verify the reports. 3D was actually the one intercepting and reprogramming the probes, including the unmanned drones the Republic was sending into the Thicket. After two clone pilots and their starfighters were destroyed while searching the Thicket,[3] more V-19 Torrent starfighters were launched and managed to eliminate the remaining droid forces. Skywalker, Kenobi and Hood ventured into the debris field aboard Twilight and discovered the abandoned Munificent-class frigate housing 3D.[6]

The three Humans found the deactivated shell of 3D aboard the bridge of the frigate and Hood asked if he could salvage the droid. Skywalker refused stating they had to study the dangerous droid, removing and taking the head with them.[7]